All Rights Reserved. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients, and mix lightly. That's where Foodland's Calabash meal kits come in. Back to the ingredients, notice that the only one that could be making this dish so spicy is the Sriracha in the Fried Rice Sauce, which is also made with shoyu, oyster sauce and sesame oil. Plated up (I actually ate this over a bowl of white rice, not shown), it looks pretty close to how it’s depicted on the packaging, save for having white instead of black sesame seeds. Calabash mains and sides aren't like grocery store dinners of the past. I was like “Whoah! The fresh egg also has to be beaten. And? Don’t get me wrong, like the super spicy Pipikaula Fried Rice, I ate every bite (over two separate occasions), yet again needed a glass of cold milk to chase it with. Photo: Sherie Char, 1 lb. How to Make Pipi Kaula. It straight-up tells you to add everything exactly as it’s provided in the kit. Post-colonial contact, that basic recipe got a bit more interesting with the introduction of onions and, sometimes, tomatoes to the mix. You actually cook — after Foodland does Slicing and dicing myself, so no probs, and actually appreciated as well, as it gives the meal kit a little more interactivity in its preparation. Love it!All that’s missing is that smokey accent from a genuine Mongolian barbecue, otherwise, she go! The fresh produce that aren’t pre-sliced or grated are kept that way also to maximize refrigerated shelf life. Above we have them “evil” dried red chili peppers… ooh, you! Edamame Hummus Cooking Hawaiian Style - September 15, 2020 PIPIKAULA Cooking Hawaiian Style - September 15, 2020 Pan Seared Shrimp w/Macadamia Pesto Cooking Hawaiian Style - August 28, 2020 SHREDDED MANGO Cooking Hawaiian Style - August 17, 2020 GLENN’S FAVORITE SHOYU MANGO Cooking Hawaiian Style - August 17, 2020 Calabash Meal Kits are a new food product line by Foodland that makes it easy to prepare Chef-designed restaurant quality dishes at home. I think this was at the Hawaii Kai Foodland. HAWAII Magazine reader “C.C.” wrote us to ask how she could make one of her favorite Hawaii snacks at home. Island Scene Magazine Online. Well, I don’t know where they’re getting their Sriracha from, but it must be much more concentrated than the sauce they sell in the green-tipped bottle at the store! If you’re on Oahu, stop by Poke Stop in Waipahu, Mililani or Kapahulu, or try Fresh Catch Restaurant in Honolulu. Helena's spareribs are tasty, but I am not sure why they call them pipikaula other than that they're dried for a … fresh ahi steaks, cut into cubed, bite-size pieces1/4 cup soy sauce (shoyu)1/4 cup chopped green onions (tops included)1/4 cup chopped Maui onion (or yellow onion)2 tsp. I mean, these two dishes are absolute Scoville scorchers! May 22, 2019 May 23, 2019 Pomai 0 Comments There, fixed it. The word poke (pronounced poh-keh) is Hawaiian, meaning “to slice or cut crosswise into pieces.” The poke first eaten by native Hawaiians was a simple mixture of raw fish, Hawaiian salt, seaweed and chopped kukui nuts (called inamona in Hawaiian). So here — post-St. Patrick’s Day — mom has ALL these extra corned beef briskets. There’s nothing better than heading to the beach first thing Saturday morning (or even late afternoon) with a cooler full of icy drinks and fresh poke. Ahi Shoyu Poke The poke display at Fresh Catch Restaurant, Oahu. Since I planned on eating this as a main dish, I thought of keeping the pipikaula in larger whole-slab slices, however ended up dicing all of it in cubes to make it look like the package label, since this was also being featured for this product review. Noh, a food brand from Hawaii, also sells poke mixes that you can order online here. Here's how you can make the basic poke mixture of cubed raw ahi (tuna), salty seaweed, and crunchy sweet onions with Hawaiian-style spices. finely chopped toasted macadamia nuts (optional, as a substitute for inamona, which is difficult to find outside of Hawaii), (Note: You can vary the ingredients to your taste.). You… you! But should you want some assistance, there are options. sesame oil1 tsp. Like the Pipikaula, the short-grain “Hinode ‘kine” rice comes vacuum-packed, with a texture that’s stiff and relatively dry, as if you had cooked white rice that was sitting in the refrigerator uncovered for a couple days. The pre-sliced beef is also fresh, vacuum sealed to extend refrigerated shelf life. View the current state guidelines for travel to Hawaiʻi, Can't Travel to Hawai‘i? Required fields are marked *. As directed, the fresh sliced beef gets a light seasoning of salt and pepper before hitting the oil in the wok pan. Friend asks, “Hey Pomai, what you gotta’ go to the supermarket for?”, and I reply “Oh, gotta’ go get another bottle of Sambal Oelek…” Friend is like, “What the #%$@ is Somboweck? Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. If it said “Kung Pao Fried Rice”, yeah, sure, but not Pipikaula, as that Hawaiian style of cured beef sin’t typically spicy hot in and of itself. Going along with the theme of dried meats, this is pipikaula, otherwise known as Hawaiian-style beef jerky. Tasting this before it went in, and yep, this stuff is already blowing out my nasals! • Calabash Meal Kits by Foodland (featuring Pulehu Steak and Ginger Chicken Fried Rice), Your email address will not be published. And above we have their also “evil” Mongolian sauce, made with Hoisin, dry sherry, rice vinegar, Sambal Oelek (that spicy hot “sombweck” stuff), sugar, ginger, garlic and cornstarch. It was like one of them “I hate you, but I love you!”grinding moments, if you know what I mean. Traditionally pipikaula isn't deep fried or made from spareribs, so if you use Helena's as a standard for pipikaula you'll be disappointed. Pipikaula became a favorite snack for paniolo (Hawaiian cowboys) in the 19th century. Like the Pipikaula Fried Rice, this dish is absolutely onolicious! Just be sure to seek out freshly caught tuna to make it. Moving on to exhibit B, we have the Mongolian Beef with Snow Peas Calabash Meal Kit by Foodland. Looking over the menu of current dishes available (they change weekly or bi-weekly), two of the four Calabash Meal Kits suggests there’s heat, including Spicy Beef Stir-Fry with Basil and Longbeans, as well as Pulehu Steak with Spicy Sambal Hamakua Mushrooms. Hmmm, whoever is in charge of these dishes sure has a knack for that! Chef Elmer Guzman of Honolulu's Poke Stop restaurant also offers mail-order spices and sauces for your poke. On Kauai, we recommend Pono Market in Kapaa; on Maui, we've enjoyed the poke at Pukalani Superette. Pipi kaula is Hawaii's version of beef jerky. Let’s start with the Pipikaula Fried Rice Calabash Meal Kit, where as a reminder about this product review, it’s all about how spicy hot these two dishes turned out being. He said these corned beef briskets also make great Pipikaula (Hawaiian style beef jerky), but we’ll save that project for another day. Excellent in almost every respect to what a great local style Fried Rice should be. Mongolian Beef with Snow Peas & Pipikaula Fried Rice Calabash Meal Kits by Foodland: Spicy Hot! The carrots were packed grated, so no work there. My husband and I love to eat the version of it made with raw tuna. After several more minutes at the stove as “Da’ Fy Lice Wok Mastah!”, boom, there it is, Calabash Pipikaula Fried Rice. Here is an easy recipe for classic ahi shoyu poke with ingredients even our friends on the Mainland can find. Doesn’t sound so “dangerous”, right? And actually in retrospect, if you were to add more of your own day-old cooked rice to this, that might actually help not just only “stretch it” to feed more people, but it would actually help tamp down the heat this thing packs as is. grated fresh ginger1 chili pepper, cored, seeded and diced (optional)Sea salt, to taste2 tsp.